Hao Boyi was born in 1938 in Shangdong Province, China. He is not only an accomplished woodblock print artist, but also plays a leading role in several Chinese arts societies, including Director of the China Artist Association (CAA), Executive Director of the China etched Plate Society, Vice Chairman of the Heilongjiang Branch of the CAA, Vice President of Heilongjiang Engraving Academy, and Chairman of Beidahuang Artist Association.